[TAG] Find what is created a given directory?

[Suramya Tomar]

Hey,

I know it sounds kind of weird but I want to know if it is possible to 
identify what process/program is creating this particular directory on 
my system.

Basically, in my home folder a directory called "Downloads" keeps 
getting created at random times. The directory doesn't have any content 
inside it and is just an empty folder.

I thought that it was probably being created by one of the applications 
I run at the time but when I tried to narrow down the application by 
using each one separately and waiting for the directory to be created I 
wasn't able to replicate the issue.

I also tried searching on Google for this but seems like no one else is 
having this issue or maybe my searches are too generic.

I am running Debian Testing (Squeeze)  and the applications I normally 
have running are:

* Firefox (3.6)
* Thunderbird (3.0.1)
* Dolphin (Default KDE 4.3.4 version)
* Konsole (3-4 instances)
* EditPlus using wine
* Amarok (1.4.10)
* ksensors
* Tomboy Notes
* xchat
* gnome-system-monitor

BTW, I noticed the same behavior when I was using Ubuntu last year (9.10).

Any idea's on how to figure this out? Have any of you noticed something 
similar on your system?

- Suramya

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